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Autumn Sonata
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Autumn Sonata, originally titled Höstsonaten, is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed, written, and produced by Ingmar Bergman. The cast includes Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Erland Josephson. The film was shot in Swedish and features music composed by Frédéric Chopin. It was produced by ITC Entertainment, Suede Film, and Personafilm, with cinematography by Sven Nykvist. The narrative is set in Europe during autumn.
The film has a runtime of 93 minutes, though some sources list it as 99 minutes. It was distributed by New World Pictures and is available on video on demand platforms such as HBO Max and the Criterion Channel. Autumn Sonata received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.1 based on 42,463 votes, a TMDb vote average of 7.951 from 705 votes, and review scores of 8.6/10 and 85%.
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8.0After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an emotional night, the pair reopen the wounds of the past. Charlotte gets another shock when she finds out that her mentally impaired daughter, Helena, is out of the asylum and living with Eva.
Cast
- Ingrid Bergman as Charlotte
- Liv Ullmann as Eva
- Lena Nyman as Helena
- Halvar Björk as Viktor
- Marianne Aminoff as Charlotte's Private Secretary
- Arne Bang-Hansen as Uncle Otto
Themes
- loss of loved one
- marriage
- pianist
- invalid
- mother daughter reunion
- mother daughter relationship
- introspective
- intimate
- dramatic
- intense
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ingmar Bergman
- Written by
- Ingmar Bergman
- Starring
- Ingrid Bergman Liv Ullmann Lena Nyman Halvar Björk
- Cinematography
- Sven Nykvist
- Edited by
- Sylvia Ingmarsdotter
- Music by
- Frédéric Chopin
- Production company
- ITC Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Constantin Film
- Release date
- 8 October 1978 ( 1978-10-08 ) (Sweden)
- Running time
- 99 minutes
- Country
- West Germany
- Language
- Swedish
- Box office
- $2 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Autumn Sonata (Swedish: Höstsonaten) is a 1978 psychological drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and starring Ingrid Bergman (in her final film role), Liv Ullmann and Lena Nyman. Its plot follows a celebrated classical pianist and her neglected daughter who meet for the first time in years, and chronicles their painful discussions of how they have hurt each other. It was the only collaboration between Ingrid Bergman and Ingmar Bergman (who were not related).Autumn Sonata was the last of Ingmar Bergman's films to be made for theatrical exhibition; all of his films made after it, even those screened in theatres, were television productions.
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